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Iran tests medium-range missiles during military exercise in gulf

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TEHRAN — Iran's armed forces tested medium-range missiles on Saturday during a large-scale sea maneuver in the gulf.

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Boy reported dead at sea in attempt to reach Canary Islands
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Boy reported dead at sea in attempt to reach Canary Islands

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    GRAN CANARIA, Spain (AP) — Spanish rescuers reached a boat carrying over 30 migrants and brought them safely to the Canary Islands, but not in time to save one child who reportedly died at sea.

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    Semeru volcano on Indonesia's Java island spews hot clouds
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    Semeru volcano on Indonesia's Java island spews hot clouds

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      JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Semeru, the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java, spewed hot clouds as far away as 4.5 kilometers (nearly 3 miles) on Saturday.

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      Sidelining experts, Brazil bungled its immunization plans
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      Sidelining experts, Brazil bungled its immunization plans

      • By DIANE JEANTET and DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press
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      RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Like many Brazilian public health experts, Dr. Regina Flauzino spent most of 2020 watching with horror as COVID-19 devastated Brazil. When the opportunity to join the government’s vaccination effort came, she was thrilled: She would be able to share her decades of on-th…

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      Uganda says president wins 6th term as vote-rigging alleged
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      Uganda says president wins 6th term as vote-rigging alleged

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        KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s electoral commission says longtime President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term while top opposition challenger Bobi Wine alleges rigging and officials struggle to explain how polling results were compiled amid an internet blackout.

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        European powers press Iran to back off latest nuclear move

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          BERLIN (AP) — Germany, France and Britain pressed Iran on Saturday to back off the latest planned violation of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, saying that Tehran has “no credible civilian use” for uranium metal.

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          Pragmatic governor Laschet elected to lead Merkel's party
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          Pragmatic governor Laschet elected to lead Merkel's party

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          BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party on Saturday chose Armin Laschet, the pragmatic governor of Germany’s most populous state, as its new leader — sending a signal of continuity months before an election in which voters will decide who becomes the new chancellor.

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          China builds hospital in 5 days after surge in virus cases
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          China builds hospital in 5 days after surge in virus cases

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          BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday finished building a 1,500-room hospital for COVID-19 patients to fight a surge in infections the government said are harder to contain and that it blamed on infected people or goods from abroad.

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          India starts world's largest COVID-19 vaccination drive
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          India starts world's largest COVID-19 vaccination drive

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          NEW DELHI (AP) — India started inoculating health workers Saturday in what is likely the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign, joining the ranks of wealthier nations where the effort is already well underway.

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          AP EXCLUSIVE: Maduro ally presses for dialogue with Biden
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          AP EXCLUSIVE: Maduro ally presses for dialogue with Biden

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          CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Friday he’s hopeful the Biden administration will roll back a “cruel” sanctions policy and instead give room for diplomacy that could lead to the reopening of the U.S. Embassy and the release of several jailed…

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          Damaged roads, lack of gear hinder Indonesia quake rescue
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          Damaged roads, lack of gear hinder Indonesia quake rescue

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          MAMUJU, Indonesia (AP) — Damaged roads and bridges, power blackouts and lack of heavy equipment on Saturday hampered Indonesia's rescuers after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake left at least 45 dead and hundreds injured on Sulawesi island.

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          Kim Jong Un’s missile tests may welcome Biden to White House

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          Kim Jong Un has rolled out a lot of new missiles in recent months, including at least one more this week. The next step is for him to fire them into the air to get President-elect Joe Biden’s attention.

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          Taliban kill at least 10 Afghan force members in overnight attacks

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          KABUL — At least 10 members of the Afghan security forces were killed after Taliban militants overran a checkpoint in the northern province of Kunduz, officials said on Friday.

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          One of the world’s biggest vaccine campaigns starts in India

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          NEW DELHI — India is launching one of the world’s largest coronavirus vaccination drives on Saturday, setting in motion a complex deployment plan aimed at stemming the wide spread of infections across a nation of more than 1.3 billion people.

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          Global coronavirus deaths soar past 2 million

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          NEW YORK — Global coronavirus deaths soared past 2 million Friday as the pandemic continues to rage across the world, with vaccines being quickly rolled out to beat back the threat.

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          Trump-touted plasma therapy shows no benefit against virus, researchers say

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          A large, national study in the U.K. examining convalescent plasma as a therapy for COVID-19 was ended after a finding that the treatment touted by U.S. President Donald Trump doesn’t work.

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